The English Derby was won by Auguste Rodin's dark bay (right) with jockey Ryan Moore, June 3, 2023, Epsom.
Epsom (Great Britain) – Auguste Rodin's dark bay won the English Derby, giving Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien a ninth victory to further improve his record collection. He won at Epsom today after a thrilling finish by one length ahead of the outsider King Of Steel, who built up a significant lead, but could not resist the favorite at the end of the 2,400 meter course.
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Auguste Rodin succeeded despite the fact that a month ago he did not get the overall in the 2000 Guineas race in Newmarket, in which he finished only twelfth. He was led to victory in the Derby by jockey Ryan Moore, who claimed his third triumph in the prestigious race after 2010 and 2013.
Famous jockey Frankie Dettori, who is about to retire at the age of 52, completed his last Derby. He finished in tenth place with co-favorite Arrest and did not follow up on the victories of 2007 and 2015.
Before the race for 1.5 million pounds (over 41 million crowns), the police detained 19 people who, according to them, were going to 244. vintage Derby to disrupt. According to Reuters, she intervened against another protester later right at the racetrack. Last year, the start of the Derby was delayed due to several activists who invaded the track.
